Riley felt like she was in a den of vicious snakes, and that all eyes were focused on her. Bane assured that everything would go to plan, but of that, she wasn’t so sure. She calmly stood to the side, as Bane mingled about. Isabelle showed Keira off, while Riley watched her with a serious gaze. It was almost as if this was some medieval ball instead of a den of vampires in the twenty first century. Wild.
She took another sip of wine, and idly glanced down at the glass in her hand. The taste was off, obviously spiked with blood. A potent combination of metallic and bittersweet red wine. She didn’t exactly dislike it, but it was an odd combination. She heard gasps and a gurgled voice, followed by screams from the court. Riley looked up to see Bane covered in blood, holding in his hand, the
